Recent development on sexual transmission of Ebola virus

ECDC comment-16 Oct 2015

ECDC comments on two studies published on 14 October 2015 in the New England Journal of Medicine provide insights into sexual transmission of Ebola virus and the duration of virus persistence in semen.

​An outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Guinea, West Africa, with onset in early February 2014 is rapidly evolving. The first cases were reported from the Forested Region of south-eastern Guinea. ECDC published a Rapid Risk Assessment of the outbreak on 23 March at which time 80 cases including 59 deaths (CFR: 74%) had been reported.

Ebola outbreak in West Africa: risk for infection remains low

News-8 Apr 2014

​The risk of infection for tourists, visitors and residents of the affected areas is considered very low if proper precautions are taken, concludes the ECDC Rapid Risk Assessment on the outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa. These measures include avoiding contact with symptomatic patients and/or their body fluids, or with deceased patients and/or their body fluids. Generic precautions for travelling to West African countries also apply to preventing infections with the Ebola virus.

Epidemiological Update: Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa, 24 April 2014

Epidemiological update-24 Apr 2014

​An outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) with onset in December 2013 continues to evolve in the two West African countries of Guinea and Liberia. The first cases were reported from Guéckédou prefecture, a forested region of south-eastern Guinea near the border with Liberia and Sierra Leone. The alert was sent to the Ministry of Health on 10 March 2014. This is the first such outbreak in this region.

Epidemiological update: Outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa

Epidemiological update-13 May 2014

​An outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) with onset in December 2013 is still evolving in Guinea. The first cases were reported from Guéckédou prefecture, a forested region of south-eastern Guinea near the border with Liberia and Sierra Leone. The alert was issued by the Ministry of Health on 10 March 2014.

Epidemiological update: Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa, 28 May 2014

Epidemiological update-28 May 2014

​An outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) with onset in December 2013 is still evolving in Guinea and recently spread to Sierra Leone. The first cases were reported from Guéckédou prefecture, a forested region of south-eastern Guinea near the border with Liberia and Sierra Leone. The alert was sent to the Ministry of Health of Guinea on 10 March 2014.